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- 9 minutes 37 secondsEpstein files controversy; obesity study; Emmy nominations; Sycamore Gap tree; and more
Wednesday, July 16. The seven stories you need to know today.
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16 July 2025, 10:47 am - 9 minutes 10 secondsTrump and Putin; ICE’s bond order; Education Department cuts; Elmo hack; and more
Tuesday, July 15. The seven stories you need to know today.
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15 July 2025, 10:55 am - 9 minutes 12 secondsJeffrey Epstein files; Central Texas search efforts; Jannik Sinner; and more
Monday, July 14. The seven stories you need to know today.
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14 July 2025, 10:51 am - 9 minutes 55 secondsTrump assassination attempt, one year later; State Department layoffs; Wimbledon; and more
Friday, July 11. The seven stories you need to know today.
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11 July 2025, 10:58 am - 9 minutes 23 secondsTrump’s tariff threat against Brazil; federal firings; L.A. tunnel collapse; and more
Thursday, July 10. The seven stories you need to know today.
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10 July 2025, 10:42 am - 9 minutes 49 secondsSupreme Court’s federal layoffs ruling; Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot; TSA shoes rule; and more
Wednesday, July 9. The seven stories you need to know today.
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9 July 2025, 11:00 am - 9 minutes 47 secondsRising Texas death toll; Trump’s tariffs; Benjamin Netanyahu; Jeffrey Epstein; and more
Tuesday, July 8. The seven stories you need to know today.
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8 July 2025, 11:00 am - 8 minutes 9 secondsTexas flood victims; Elon Musk’s political party plan; ‘mushroom murder’ verdict; and more
Monday, July 7. The seven stories you need to know today.
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7 July 2025, 11:00 am - 12 minutes 38 secondsTry This: What exactly is the gut microbiome?
While "The 7" team is off for the holiday, you can still read the newsletter version of the seven most important and interesting stories you need to know here. And we are bringing you another useful listen today. The Washington Post's Cristina and Dr. Trisha Pasricha break down what the microbiome is, where it lives, and how it influences everything from digestion to disease. It's the first episode of The Post's latest season of "Try This." Pasricha explains how the gut microbiome acts as a key player in our overall health and why fiber may be one of the most underrated tools in supporting it. She also offers insight into what science currently understands about gut function and what’s still being uncovered.
Read more of Pasricha’s work, including 8 tips to improve gut health and why probiotics can be a waste of money. For more advice, follow her on Instagram.
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4 July 2025, 10:30 am - 8 minutes 12 secondsHouse vote on Trump’s tax bill; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing; Del Monte Foods bankruptcy; and more
Thursday, July 3. The seven stories you need to know today.
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3 July 2025, 11:09 am - 8 minutes 50 secondsTrump’s tax bill heads to the House; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial; Jimmy Swaggart; Wimbledon; and more
Wednesday, July 2. The seven stories you need to know today.
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